Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-09

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Wheat in the vicinity Of Meriden will
average forty bushels to the acre.
Garden City expects to have a popu-
lation Of $4,000 people by April 1, 1888.
The Wichita Street Railway company
has received a lot OF new cars from ST.
Louis.
wellington claims population of TO-
094 people, an increase Of nearly 5000
in one year.
It is charged that there is an Illicit
still somewhere IN the vicinity of Downs,
Osborne county
Atchison and Topeka will do more
street paving this year than any other
cities IN Kansas.
Greeley county has a populOtion Of
1888 people. Tribune has been made
the temporary county seat.
One hundred and fifty teachers were
enrolled at the Sumner County Normal
Institute up to the second day.
Governor Martin has issued a prOcla-
nation declaring johnson City, the tenn
pOrary county seat Of Stanton county.
The Winfield board of education has
added vocal music to the course of in
struction of the city schools Of that town.
The number OF graduates Of the high
schools of the state that have so far re-
ported, number 167-76 boys and 81
girls.
A Kansas boy, Will Guthrie, Of Atchi-
son, recently graduated fourth in class
of 1913 at Columbia law school, New
York.
OF the $50 students who entered the
agricultural college at Manhattan this
year, 1852 are reported the children OF
farmers.
A large section OF the Missouri river
bank at Atchison, with the homes OF a
number Of poor people has been washed
away by the river.
A cabinet Of unwOven silk, from the
Kansas silk station has been prepared
for the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska rail
road tor exhibition.
South Haven, Sumner county, has ap-
piled to the commissioners to be moor
POrated as a city OF third class, having
over 400 population.
New York and Boston syndicates are
the most popular things in Kansas now.
They have taken charge Of several towns
and are booming them.
The Masonic brethren at Augusta laid
the corner stone OF their proposed new
temple on the 18th inst. The building,
when completed, will cost $4,000.
Sedan Tjmes-JournaI: Dennis Thonp-
son was cutting weeds and grass in the
orchard with his moving machine when
his fOur-year-Old daughter got in front
of the machine and before the borses
could be stopped one Of her feet was cut
OF.
A pleasure steamer, "The Bell Of the
Walnut - was launched at Arkansas City,
recently. This Is the first boat Of It's
kind launched at Arkansas City, and Will
be run up and down the Walnut, making
its first excursion July LIST.
The Hutchinson improvements for the
year past, according to the NelCs, include
an addition Of 5000 people, electric
light, street cars, morning paper, gas
mandatory, waterwOrks, telephones and
two railroads.
The Abilene Gazette says: "Abilent
is the most orderly, weil-behaved, law,
abiding, sober, church going, wide
awake, euterprisiBg, prosperous town II
central Kansas" There are dozens o
towns in the state that claim the samt
thing
The Touring mill Of Roberts & Jonei
at NeOsho Rapids burned to the GROUND
} last Thursday night. Tie miller discOv
cred the fire about eleven O'Clock but al
efforts to put It out were unavailing
The loss is estimated at SO, 600; insur
ance 5000.
The state board Of railroad commits
sioners have decided that promises made
! by construction company and obliga
t tons assumedF0y them are equally bind
( ing upon any railroad organization Il
which the construction company MAJ
/ transfer its interes SITS.
Atchison Globe: The Decker Bros
? telegrsphed Major Anderson that the,
) would ship the machinery for the shO
b factory. Three men are coming with tn
machinery to set 1t up. The building ]
ready for occupancy. and the factor
s viii l-sin operation between the LIST an
g 9TH Of July.
4 Garden Plains, a vilsge near Wichi
I ia, furnishes q sensation J. s. Young
E is a wealthy farmer, 90 years of age
e who has been married about two year
{ TO a pretty girl Of Is. The owner c
e the adjoining farm Is Marcus Fairchili
< a good looking Young man Of about 2;
. Recently Mrs. Young and Mr.. Faireliil
/, suddenly disappeared. They were
s Kansas City, and were seen to take
t train for st. Louis. The runaway vii
carried away $500 In money belongin
to her husband, also a large amount {
j plate and ailYerWare. The day befOl
z the departure FairchilG succeeded IN Of
: tanning Yoang's name on a note for 81
' 600. With the money thus obtained
Is thought the couple have gone to hIr
Youug's former home in northern Obi
The deceived husband is making a gre
2 effort to find tbs guilty pair, and saJ
3 hs vii never rass until he has beeR Z